I am sorry to say that this is not as helpful as the title
had seemed to promise.

You begin and end with questions and conundrums. That is
not helpful in a tutorial. A tutorial should provide
practical help to the naive but eager reader.

In the third paragraph you pose the key question:
do you use the old way or the new way? Then
you spend the rest of the post talking around but not
answering that key question. I have read this through
several times and I do not find that answer.

As I read your 'tutorial' and think about my expectations,
I am aware that tutorials usually have one of two forms
(either as a whole, or sub-section by sub-section).
Either:

Problem

Solution

Discussion

or...

Problem

Discussion

Solution

Your solution section seems to be missing.
You have illuminated the problem quite well -- and
that is worth something.
But sadly, after reading your post,
I find myself even more discouraged in my search for the proper or best solution.